Skagit Valley Tulip Festival

Yesterday we visited the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival. Here's photos of our excursion, lunch at La Conner Brewery, and of course, fields and fields of tulips!

Sunny Adventures in Seattle

What a sunny March we've had in Seattle. Sure, there's been a little rain here and there. But, we've been taking advantage of the sun and enjoying this beautiful place we call home. What have we been up to? Glad you asked.

Here are a few photos of our recent adventures.

Fun at Carkeek, Sounders games, gymnastics, Lil' Kickers soccer, weekend with Teddy, and sailing with Grandma & Grandpa J!

6 Months - Weighing In [Oliver]

Last week, Oliver wrote an update about being half a year old. As a follow up, here are Oliver's "official" 6-month stats.

Weight:      22 lb 5 oz (99th percentile)

Height:       28.75" (99th percentile)

Head Cir:    45.5 cm (96th percentile)

He's a big boy, but as our doctor noted - at least he's proportional. And, like his brother at 6 months, he's doing great developmentally.

I love watching his personality come to life. If I had to describe Ollie today I would say he is charming, social, intense, and stubborn. 

He has started cutting his first bottom tooth and he is really determined to get on the move. All of a sudden he loves standing, and really is determined to crawl/scoot to shiny toys.

Here's a cute picture of Ollie and Isaac from this weekend, and one of him showing off his standing skills.

6 Months [Oliver]

Oliver here.

This month the world has changed for me. When I see something I want, I no longer just sit there and watch. I go for it. Granted, I usually need to grab, lunge, roll, beast-mode, or cry to get it... but gosh darn it, I get it. I've also figured out how to stand, which I love doing if Mom or Dad helps me.

I really like my Mom a lot because she has a magical milk chest, but my Dad is also really cool and so is my brother and dog. One of my new favorite games is to grab at everyone's hair to see what it tastes like. Except for Dad's. He's bald like me.

Mom and Dad started calling me Hank the Tank, which is confusing because I thought my name was Oliver - or Ollie for short. But that might be because when Mom weighed me at home I was 24 lbs. But we'll see what the Doctor says Wednesday when we visit.

Strangely, Mom and Dad started spooning food into my mouth this month. Sometimes it is orange or green or white. It feels funny in my mouth - especially since I don't have any teeth yet - but usually I swallow it. At least it is better than those bottle things they try to make me drink. Shenanigans.

And speaking of shenanigans, Mom and Dad think I should be sleeping by myself all night. That's a really long time to be by myself! I've shown them. Many nights I end up right where I want to be... snuggling at the all you can eat buffet with Mom. I've heard rumors that once we get over these bad colds we'll be back to "sleep training" - whatever that is. We'll see...

Until next month!

- O.W.